Confidence Staveley is an award-winning cybersecurity professional, digital development enthusiast, author and entrepreneur with more than a decade of experience in technology. She believes that Africans, especially the most vulnerable, should have access to technology and be equipped with cyber-risk and mitigation strategies. Confidence recently facilitated CyberSafe Foundation’s collaboration with the UK government to implement a cybersecurity intervention in response to the heightened cyber-attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, Africa’s first afro-beats cybersecurity awareness song was released, reaching more than 10 million Nigerians with information about cybersecurity hygiene.
With Cybersafe Foundation as implementation partner and in partnership with the UK FCDO and KPMG, Confidence played a major role in the launch of a cybersecurity toolkit for SMEs in Nigeria. Confidence is also passionate about protecting senior citizens who are particularly vulnerable to financial scams and identity theft. Through her organization, Cybersafe Foundation, Confidence launched The Sabi Toolkit, a Pan-African cybersecurity awareness tool that provides the the user with proactive preventive measures and practical steps to stay safe as they navigate the digital world. Confidence is also passionate about closing the gender gap in technology and has launched two initiatives to address it: DigiGirls and CyberGirls.

IVLP Impact Award Project: Promoting Cyber Security for Seniors

This project delivered relatable and educational cyber awareness video content to seniors and  promoted use of the Sabi Toolkit – the first truly Pan-African cybersecurity awareness toolkit. Three educational videos for a mini-series based on the toolkit were created in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. The mini-series premiered across various platforms and  has reached thousands of people. One of the videos, ‘Hattara Dai’,  was filmed in an indigenous Nigerian language, and promoted cyber awareness in the Northern, more rural parts of Nigeria.

More on the project is available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfi0VCyZDkUZ8PX9ZMz5VdPpUCohLY_hE

Video 1: I.T. Mama

Video 2: Wise Up

Video 3: You Wan Scam Comrade?

IVLP Exchange Experience 

Confidence participated in the IVLP Project Promoting Cybersecurity organized by the U.S. Department of State and Meridian International Center in partnership the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, San Antonio Council for International Visitors, WorldBoston, Iowa International Center and International Citizen Diplomacy of Los Angeles.

Confidence's exchange experience led to the development of her IVLP Impact Award Project: "My IVLP experience was the highlight of 2021. It exposed me to global cybersecurity resource persons and organizations in the United States. This empowered me to make change happen in Africa through promoting cybersecurity. During my IVLP experience I built many mutually beneficial partnerships with cybersecurity organizations."

U.S. Communities Visited Virtually

Los Angeles, CA; Washington, DC; Des Moines, IA; Boston, MA; Cleveland, OH; San Antonio, TX

Country: Nigeria

 

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